- #1 Taskbar Quest
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Winterspire Interactive
Windows
A tiny idle RPG that lives on your desktop. Park it on your taskbar or anywhere on screen, and four heroes march through 7 acts while you work, study or play. Gear them up, shape their skills, and come back to loot and levels. Fully offline: no account, no servers, no microtransactions.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 33.3% ★, Idler 16.6%, Auto Battler 14.3%, Incremental 10.5%, RPG 6.3%
- #2 Stress Buddy
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jonathan HamelPub: ConJoy.co
Windows
A stress-relief ball that lives on your desktop. Bounce it, throw it around, let it keep you company while you work. Bored in a video call? Need a distraction from writer's block? Not anymore! Unlock and play with a variety of different balls in single- and multiplayer.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 45.2% ★, Idler 17.5%, Incremental 11.5%, Multiplayer 5.9%, Online Co-Op 4.6%
- #3 喵呜风云
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 执笔唯心Pub: SoulPowerStudio
Windows
Hang a battlefield on your desktop and let your soldier fight and grow automatically. Plan talents, buy gear, refine builds, and use APM to boost combat speed. Team up with friends for ranked battles, chase higher KDA and scores, and find out who is best at “strategic slacking” during work.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 30.6% ★, Auto Battler 13.1%, Idler 13%, Class-Based 11.7%, Incremental 10.9%
- #4 Second Monitor Gladiators
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tramvay Games
Windows
A lightweight gladiator auto-battler designed to be played or watched on a second monitor.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 37.3% ★, Idler 18.6%, Auto Battler 16.7%, Incremental 13.8%, Multiplayer 4.6%
- #5 MindGate CornerGet
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: inkmoon_dev
Windows
A hack-and-slash that fights on in your taskbar. Chibi heroes meet the enemy inside a thin strip parked at the bottom of your screen. All you do is swap the gear they picked up and respec their skills, whenever you feel like it. The rest happens in the corner of your screen without you.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 36.3% ★, Idler 19.4%, Auto Battler 16.5%, Incremental 9.5%, RPG 5.4%
- #6 Corner Miner
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ufuk SevimPub: Guess We’re Doing This
Windows
Corner Miner is a tiny mine that lives on your desktop while you work, study, watch videos or do anything else. Keep it running in the background, check in whenever you feel like it, or take control and mine everything yourself.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 45.5% ★, Idler 18%, Incremental 14.6%, Character Customization 7.1%, Cute 3.6%
- #7 Desktop Slime Graveyard: Tap Reaper
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: QZ Studio
Windows · Mac
Slimes are invading your desktop, and every keystroke becomes a powerful counterattack. Unlock all kinds of weapons, draw wildly inventive artifacts, and collect strange and wonderful slimes. Fight alone or team up with friends to give the slimes a beating!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 40.9% ★, Idler 16.9%, Incremental 14.1%, Online Co-Op 9.5%, RPG 4.8%
- #8 TOUHOU IDLE
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FIVE DUCK GAMES
Windows
Watch 3D chibi characters from Touhou Project battle through an endless corridor in this compact idle RPG. Build a party of up to four, collect gear, create powerful sets, and shape every character with branching skill trees. Keep growing in a slim window while you work, study, or browse.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 29.9% ★, Idler 21.8%, Auto Battler 13.2%, Incremental 9.6%, RPG 7.6%
- #9 Minimon: Tiny Idle Tactics
91% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Reign of GamingPub: Bufflehead Studios
Windows
A tiny monster-taming auto-battler that lives in the corner of your screen, and they never stop grinding. Catch 90 Minimon, build busted team comps, and rake in loot while you work, browse, or play something else entirely. They battle. You profit.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 29.7% ★, Auto Battler 14.6%, Idler 13.6%, Incremental 12%, Character Customization 6.2%
- #10 The Background Warrior
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chotto Inc
Windows
Always open at the bottom of your screen, this idle game lets you advance through stages full of monsters. Master different jobs and become the strongest.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 42.5% ★, Idler 21%, Incremental 14.9%, Auto Battler 8.7%, RPG 7.8%
- #11 Kawaii Evolution Clicker: Desktop Edition
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Tea & Cake Games
Windows
Ultimate anime idle game! Click, collect, and merge adorable anime girls to unlock completely new evolutions. From classic anime schoolgirls and maids to pure Tsundere and dangerous Yandere — become their Senpai and unlock every beautiful location!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 51.7% ★, Idler 20.1%, Incremental 14.8%, Relaxing 4.1%, Cute 3.3%
- #12 Corner Quest
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EbonForgeGames
Windows
An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Idler 21.3%, Auto Battler 20.8%, Desktop Companion 17.7% ★, Incremental 17.1%, PvE 6.9%
- #13 AFK - Army For Keyboard
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Lumethis EkibiPub: Lumethis
Windows
Your army keeps fighting inside the taskbar while you get on with your day. AFK is an idle RPG built as a fake desktop OS: drag windows, forge gear across ten rarity tiers, climb an endless tower, and settle scores in asynchronous PvP the server replays back to you.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 35.1% ★, Idler 16.1%, Auto Battler 15.6%, Class-Based 10.9%, RPG 5.5%
- #14 Blooby Idle
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: K-nette
Windows
BLOOBY Idle is a desktop idle game where BLOOBY fights endless waves of the Tumor to save the one she loves. Collect loot, upgrade your weapons, prestige and grow stronger while BLOOBY battles on your desktop as you work, browse or play.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 47.8% ★, Idler 18.7%, Auto Battler 17.7%, Incremental 12.9%, Colorful 1.5%
- #15 Desk Hunter
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Corner Forge
Windows
Desk Hunter is a desktop idle RPG that keeps battling in a compact window while you work or play. Collect loot, refine equipment through Gear Alchemy, shape builds through skills and growth nodes, fight alongside familiars, and push deeper into Erosion.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 38.4% ★, Idler 19.1%, Auto Battler 17.6%, Incremental 7.4%, RPG 7%
- #16 Paper Tower: Idle Overlay
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: InkolorGames
Windows
A desktop companion idle auto-battler in isometric 3D that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things. Collect your loot, upgrade your tower and defeat endless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 43.4% ★, Auto Battler 17.3%, Idler 17.2%, Incremental 14.3%, Casual 2.2%
- #17 Relicguard
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PacStar Games
Windows
Relicguard is a desktop toy idler clicker that you can leave running without it taking up the whole screen. Gain resources over time and spend them to upgrade your army. Once powerful enough, fight for powerful relics to augment your army. Build. Fight. Repeat.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 47.3% ★, Idler 23.5%, Incremental 18.8%, Relaxing 3.6%, Fantasy 3%
- #18 Dusky's Nook
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bellhound Studio
Windows
Dusky's Nook is a cozy idle desktop game about a little mushroom guy living his life on a floating island, anywhere on your screen. He gathers mushrooms and head pats, levels up, and unlocks new looks for the island — and a friend or two along the way.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 45.5% ★, Idler 22.8%, Character Customization 9.2%, Cute 5.1%, Relaxing 4.5%
- #19 Idlewood Outpost
87% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Tidepool Games
Windows · Mac
An idle desktop pet game where pixel RPG heroes patrol the bottom of your screen, collect loot, and level up while you work.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 44% ★, Idler 20.8%, Incremental 12.2%, RPG 5.7%, Cute 5.3%
- #20 Boil Cabbage Make Soup
83% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: Valorware
Windows
A cosy idler starring an Onion who makes soup anywhere on your desktop! Watch him grow and harvest cabbages to make delicious soup for a cast of colourful customers. Decorate your island and customise your Onion with your hard-earned gold to level him up, and build your very own soup making empire!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 40.3% ★, Idler 16.6%, Incremental 11.4%, Relaxing 5.3%, Online Co-Op 4.9%
- #21 Desktop Detective
82% matchVery Positive89% of 158 reviews2026
Dev: Conradical GamesPub: Playsaurus
Windows · Mac
An idle detective game that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 43% ★, Idler 17.6%, Auto Battler 14.7%, Incremental 14.3%, RPG 4.1%
- #22 Desktop Defender
84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,840 reviews2025
Dev: Conradical GamesPub: Poysky Productions
Windows
Median: 24.8 hrsMean: 53.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 42.3% ★, Auto Battler 17.8%, Idler 17.6%, Incremental 14.8%, PvE 3.4%
- #23 Loot Nook
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fantasy Tree
Windows
Loot Nook is an idle loot RPG that hides in the corner of your desktop. Heroes fight, explore, and loot — while you work or study. Mix classes, skills, and gear. Check in, collect, and upgrade. Build your build and watch your power climb!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 41.7% ★, Idler 20%, Auto Battler 14.4%, Incremental 13%, RPG 4.5%
- #24 SubQuest
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SubQuest
Windows
SubQuest is a productivity game that grows with you, right on your desktop. Cute characters, endless adventures, and a diorama where your heroes rest between quests — decorate it however you like! Notes, to-dos, Time-Quests — get your work done side by side with your hero party!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 47.1% ★, Idler 22.8%, Character Customization 9%, PvE 7.6%, Relaxing 4.8%
- #25 Legends of Companion
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Rick VokerPub: Higher Source Studio
Windows
Legends of Companion is a strategic auto-battling ARPG roguelite where every choice is yours. Pick from 4 classes, build deep skill trees, forge loot, recruit a battle pet, and chart paths across diverse worlds. Master skills, gear, and team combos to turn one spark into an unstoppable legend.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 47.2% ★, Auto Battler 19.7%, RPG 10.3%, Incremental 8%, Character Customization 7.9%
- #26 The Doomed Draw (大凶)
78% matchNo user reviews90% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Queen Vampire
Windows
One fortune slip a day. With a one-in-a-thousand chance, your day of great misfortune arrives. If there is something you keep putting off deciding — then make your decision when that day of great misfortune arrives.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 45.8% ★, Idler 18.6%, Online Co-Op 11.8%, Incremental 5.6%, Cute 3.9%
- #27 Daydream Cat: DreamSpirits Idle Adventure
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: StandinFire Studio
Windows
An idle collection RPG that keeps adventuring on your desktop. Build a team of three Dreamspirits, combine roles, skills, equipment, and innate affixes, then push farther through auto-battles, hatching, fusion, and talent progression.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 35.4% ★, Idler 20.1%, Auto Battler 19.7%, Class-Based 9%, RPG 7.7%
- #28 Desktop Drill
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ivy Juice
Windows
Every keypress fires up your drill! Desktop Drill turns your typing into a mining adventure that lives on your desktop. Blast through blocks, unearth rare resources, and unlock new drill parts as you dig deeper with every key you press.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 43.5% ★, Idler 13.1%, Incremental 11.8%, Character Customization 8.3%, Multiplayer 6.6%
- #29 Time to Work!
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: sheebgonegames
Windows
An Idler Desktop Companion game set in a 3D space. Where you hire "Fren"s to work alongside you on your screen. Watch as you and your Frens types, clicks, or procrastinate or have a conversation all while earning coins. Buy goofy items, upgrades, and even throw a party!! its Time to Work!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 52.8% ★, Idler 19.1%, Incremental 15.3%, Cute 5%, 3D 3.2%
- #30 Desktop Taxi
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vasrak games
Windows
A cozy idle taxi sim with Lofi beats. Grow your taxi business quietly in the corner of your screen while you work.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 50.5% ★, Idler 19.9%, Character Customization 10.1%, Relaxing 5.8%, Cute 3.3%
- #31 Pixel Quest: Guild
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: LV99 Studios
Windows
Your guild fights at the bottom of your screen. Hire heroes, merge them, take on bosses, collect Arcanas, call in your Steam friends, and see how deep you get before you ascend and start over.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 39.7% ★, Idler 16.9%, Auto Battler 15.3%, Incremental 13.6%, RPG 5.2%
- #32 High Fantasy Idle
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iconic Interactive Inc.Pub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
High Fantasy Idle is an idle RPG with unique class-based gameplay and hundreds of achievements and secrets to find. Level up by farming, battling, and researching while buying items and perks, then rebirth to find newfound power! Embark on a journey of fantasy and mystery to unravel your destiny.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 35.7% ★, Idler 17%, Auto Battler 13%, Incremental 11.2%, Class-Based 10.7%
- #33 Taskforge
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marcos ArapongaPub: Softlize Games
Windows
Taskforge is an idle RPG that lives in a floating strip on your desktop. Pixel heroes fight on their own while you work — you gear them, pick the party, spend their talents and choose where to farm. 5 acts, 3 difficulties, pets to hatch and loot with six rarities, rolled affixes and sockets.
Why similar: Auto Battler 24.2%, Idler 19.1%, Incremental 17.9%, Class-Based 11.3%, RPG 10.7%
- #34 Dicey Desk
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ShatterdBitsPub: ShatterdBitsStudio
Windows
There's a die on your taskbar. It charges while you type, so the more work you get done the more you get to roll. Collect an unreasonable number of dies, trade your spares up into rarer ones, and watch it tumble across your desktop instead of finishing that email.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 46.6% ★, Idler 23.6%, Character Customization 8%, Online Co-Op 4.7%, Multiplayer 4.3%
- #35 Idle Bookstore
73% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Purpledoor Studios
Windows
Turn your daily typing into books. Every keystroke and click helps your desktop companion write books while you work or study. Publish their books, earn money, and grow your bookstore.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 54.5% ★, Idler 21.9%, Character Customization 8.3%, Relaxing 6.9%, Multiplayer 3%
- #36 Clay Dojo : Desktop Idler
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NomadGames
Windows · Mac
A desktop idle RPG where you collect creatures that train in your Dojo. Just queue enemies into the Dojo and watch your creatures fight, level up, evolve, and farm loot in idle battles - at the bottom of your screen. Build your team, equip them with items, then battle dungeon bosses for rarer loot.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 38.6% ★, Idler 19%, Incremental 13.8%, Auto Battler 7.3%, RPG 7%
- #37 Emojis vs Zombies
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dev Kacper
Windows
Emojis vs Zombies is an Idle Desktop Companion Zombie Defense Game! Open packs, Collect Emoji Defenders, Upgrade your squad or base and survive endless waves even while you're AFK or working!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 36.3% ★, Idler 17.1%, Auto Battler 15.9%, Incremental 14.3%, PvE 5.2%
- #38 CompaDesk
73% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: tekler
Windows
A cozy desktop companion that lives in the corner of your screen. Feed it, earn its trust, and help it evolve into a powerful guardian whenever enemies attack.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 65.1% ★, Idler 20.7%, Relaxing 8.6%, Casual 4.5%, Singleplayer 1%
- #39 Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab
73% matchVery Positive87% of 166 reviews2026
Dev: HCL
Windows · Mac
Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab is a semi-idle desktop simulation game about academic life. Keep a tiny lab in the corner of your screen while you work, study, or relax. Recruit graduate students, apply for research projects, publish papers, purchase equipment, and build your own research team.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 51.9% ★, Idler 28.1%, Relaxing 6.8%, Cute 6.6%, Casual 3.3%
- #40 Desktop Gankai
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pulsaris Games
Windows
Slack off right on your desktop with your ultimate otter buds! Combing the beach for 200+ unique oddities, play the market like a pro, and rip open ticket packs to explore everything from the deep blue sea to the starry cosmos. Come leave your footprints with the otters!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 48.2% ★, Idler 19%, Incremental 10.4%, Character Customization 7.4%, Online Co-Op 4.9%
- #41 Pier Pals
71% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Peng-O-Labs
Windows
A cozy idle fishing game that lives on your desktop. Cast your line, catch fish of every rarity and grade, and track your collection in the journal. Fish with up to three others on a shared pier. No clicking, no pressure, just chill vibes while you work or play.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 40.7% ★, Idler 19.2%, Incremental 14.2%, Multiplayer 6.5%, Co-op 5.3%
- #42 Desktop Hellfarmer
72% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Fesunenko Games
Windows
An idle action RPG that lives in the corner of your desktop. Your hero farms monsters and gathers loot while you do other things—you return for the best part: choosing new gear, shaping the build, and deciding where to farm next.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 48.6% ★, Idler 16.3%, Auto Battler 11.2%, Incremental 8.1%, RPG 6.4%
- #43 Character House -Desktop Companion-
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yinengjie
Windows · Mac
Character House: Desktop Companion is an idle collection game. Mix and match parts to create a companion that sits with you as you work, syncing with keystrokes, or watches from a corner. Earn rewards offline: pull and craft accessories,, shape its personality, and visit friends online!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 57% ★, Idler 14.3%, Character Customization 10.8%, Incremental 9%, Relaxing 3.4%
- #44 Literally Just A Rock
70% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: HereMeOutKylePub: Doonamai, LLC
Windows
Literally a game that nobody wants. It is just a rock. Do not buy this game, and do not gift this game to your friends for any occasion whatsoever. It is pointless.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 66.1% ★, Idler 26.8%, Casual 2.9%, 3D 1.8%, Indie 1.7%
- #45 Center Of The Galaxy: Desktop Idle
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zFhresh
Windows
An idle pixel-art space game. Your ship travels toward the center of the galaxy on its own asteroids get in the way. Break them, upgrade your ship, unlock new ones. Reach the center, and the next universe begins harder than the last.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 56.1% ★, Idler 20.5%, Incremental 16%, Stylized 3.2%, Casual 3%
- #46 Deskrawl: Idle ARPG
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 592 reviews2026
Dev: First Day Games
Windows
Grind mobs, farm loot and capture enemies to serve you. Deskrawl is an epic idle ARPG that plays at the bottom of your desktop. Farm legendary items and build overpowered heroes while you work or chill.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 46.9% ★, Idler 24.9%, Incremental 14.1%, Fantasy 3.9%, RPG 3.8%
- #47 Prigod Idle
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Prigod Games
Windows
Build a hero and send them into battle. Choose from a ton of different gear with randomized stats, when you can't defeat a boss, try something new! 100 stages, 38 heroes, 97 relics, 22 minigames and 4 tech trees to spend in. Buy it once, no ads or microtransactions.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 30.8% ★, Auto Battler 17.1%, Idler 16.8%, Incremental 13.8%, Character Customization 6.3%
- #48 Moon Swarm
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spyra_Labs
Windows
Defend your moon from endless alien waves! Collect gold, upgrade defenses, unlock new weapons and planets, and build the perfect defense while you do other things.
Why similar: Idler 26.2%, Auto Battler 25.6%, Desktop Companion 19.3% ★, PvE 8.3%, Incremental 5.8%
- #49 Take Your Sweet Time
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonpetal Studio
Windows
A cozy idle desktop companion about a little bear and his tiny island home. Watch him tend bees, collect honey, and take well-earned naps while you work or relax. Unlock outfits, decorate his island, and enjoy changing weather, seasons, and little moments of everyday life.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 47.7% ★, Idler 17.8%, Incremental 13.5%, Relaxing 5.8%, Character Customization 5.4%
- #50 Backpack Cat
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LTG
Windows
Brighten your day with a super cute desktop kitty who lives in a backpack! Turn tasks into rewards and earn kitty costumes, accessories or adorable backpack decorations. Collect, trade, and care for your sweet Backpack Cat. Purrfect for at home, work, or school.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 51.6% ★, Idler 16.8%, Incremental 11%, Character Customization 7%, Cute 5.6%
- #51 Book of Fei
69% matchVery Positive94% of 373 reviews2026
Dev: TAO Studio
Windows · Mac
Lead adorable warriors to form an adventure team to work and adventure on the computer desktop. Defeat the warriors to save the world. Rich nurturing and collection elements, idle and slack off to earn money and fight monsters!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 47.9% ★, Idler 22.8%, Incremental 9.3%, RPG 6.3%, Relaxing 4%
- #52 Desktop Tower Survivor
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kalgator
Windows
Your tower lives on your desktop, always on top of whatever you're doing. An incremental-idle survivor of endless waves: it shoots on its own, you drive the progression. Collect, climb the difficulty and beat your record. Free.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 47.9% ★, Incremental 20.7%, Idler 20%, Casual 3.4%, Relaxing 2.7%
- #53 Desktop Claw Master
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JJelly StudioPub: JJelly Studio
Windows
Graboo is the shyest claw machine in the world. Graboo quietly picks up doll friends from the corner of the screen while you're working or enjoying games. Give warm friends to Graboo, a loner!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 48.4% ★, Idler 20.1%, Incremental 12.4%, Character Customization 7.5%, Cute 5.1%
- #54 KeepFighting
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: E.O.G
Windows
A cute SD pixel hero cuts through endless waves of enemies, then grows stronger between battles in an incremental auto-battle RPG built around satisfying progression.
Why similar: Idler 29.3%, Incremental 28.3%, Auto Battler 24.5%, RPG 7.9%, Casual 4.8%
- #55 PomoIdle Arena
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GasaiGames
Windows · Mac
A Pomodoro timer × idle × command-battle RPG. Resources build up while you work — pull commands, power up your party, and battle other players between sessions. Your focused time becomes your strength.
Why similar: Auto Battler 23.4%, Idler 22.8%, Incremental 22.4%, PvE 7.5%, RPG 7.4%
- #56 Desktop Wizard
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wizard Guild
Windows
An idle tower defense game that sits at the bottom of your screen
Why similar: Auto Battler 27.5%, Idler 21.6%, Desktop Companion 21% ★, Incremental 17.2%, Casual 5%
- #57 SLOW ORBIT: Idle Planet Conquest
65% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Friendly Bug Studio
Windows
Slow Orbit puts a tiny, self-running space war in the bottom corner of your screen. Leave your fleet to conquer planets while you do other things, then drop in to buy upgrades, pick promotions and take on tougher defenses.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 54.5% ★, Auto Battler 23.5%, Incremental 17.8%, Casual 2.8%, Indie 0.9%
- #58 Crusaders Quest : Mini
69% matchVery Positive82% of 509 reviews2025
Dev: CQ LABSPub: LoadComplete
Windows
Meet Little Friends on the PC with Crusaders Quest : Mini (CQ:Mini)! You can work and study During the game, Crusader Quest's warriors fought hard and saved the Hasla continent You're leaving. You can collect the original warriors and costumes just for this game, too. Let go of your boredom
Why similar: Desktop Companion 39.8% ★, Idler 16.6%, Auto Battler 16.3%, Incremental 13.9%, Character Customization 5.5%
- #59 Desktopper!
65% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: werd
Windows · Mac · Linux
A multiplayer game that lives right on your taskbar. In Desktopper! you can customize your character, collect items from blind boxes, chat, and hang out with friends all while multitasking. Jump into a lobby and make new friends!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 51.4% ★, Idler 17.5%, Character Customization 9%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Cute 4.8%